**MuggleNet Community News & Views**

MuggleNet Community News & Views Posted by: Margaret Hargrove, 2 hours ago

“Oh, for crying out loud. They’re recasting who with what? A trans actress as Professor McGonagall? Look, I don’t care what your politics are—common sense says you don’t fix what isn’t broken. Maggie Smith is McGonagall. She’s stern, she’s proper, she’s got that old-school Scottish backbone. This new show is just ticking boxes while ignoring the fact that we’ve already got the definitive version. It’s like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa and calling it ‘fresh.’ Cast someone who looks like she could turn a student into a pocket watch, not a campaign poster. #CommonSense #LeaveHarryPotterAlone”